Pulley



Oct. 5, 1937. J. N. BRowNxNc; 2,095,025

- PULLEY Filed July 5, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l INVENTOR JOHN N. BRWNING A TTURNE Yi Patented Oct. 5,1937 Y 7 1 UNITED s'iln'rias Parlant trice,

John N. Browning, Maysville, Ky., assigner to Rockwood Manufacturing Company, a corporation of Indiana Application July 5, 1934, Serial No. 733,840

6 Claims. (Cl. 74-230.8)

This invention relates to pulleys having mulstrength as will appear. The remaining Vanges 6 tple grooved faces and built up of a number of and 'l of the discuate members are flat, in trans-y l parts. Y verse planes, as in Fig. 1, soA as to provide maXi- 'I'he general objects of the invention are to mum endwise bearing between members' with provide such a pulley of as little Weight and as minimum longitudinal overall dimension. 5

inexpensively as possible, and largely employing At each inner annularcavity A is provided a for the purpose sheet metal stampings, although spacer ring 8 arranged about the hub member I employing also where desirable, castings of miniand bearing between the adjacent inner anges 'l mum size and'particularly, in one form, employof the corresponding pair of discuate members. Y

ing a die-casting. n These spacing rings 8 need not be endless but in- 1() A particular object of the invention is to prostead may be open as indicated in Fig. 3 and thus vide such a pulley whose parts in assembly will cheaply formed of strap metal or the like. I comprise a rigid unit, the sheet metal parts To complete the pulley there remains only to being so braced against strain that they may be prOVide means lfOr mailltaining` the described of light gauge. The invention includes the emstack of parts unen the hub. For this DnrlJSe, l5

ployment of spacers for the purpose, arranged to the hub end Opposite its head end 2, iS annu-larly back the sheet metal parts, andthe invention also undercut on its outer surface, as at 9, prOViding embraces a swaging or spinning operation aparshoulder l0. Ring means are provided on the plied to Va die-casting as will appear. hubto overlie the shoulder lll and bear against '2b AThe exact nature of this invention together the adjacent end Dulleyvfacing member. at the 20 with further objects and advantages thereof will inner ange Dart l 0f the latter- AS indicated be apparent from the following description taken in the drawings the ring meanS COmDriSeS aV in connection with the accompanying drawings, pair 0f rings il and |2.tl1e ring lllcngitlldnally in which Fig; 1 is a side Vview of an embodiment extending in both directions from the shoulder of the invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional detail of l0 and bearing upon the hub member l at the 25 parts appearing in Fig. 1, shown, howevers as larger diameter of the latter. YThe ring member before completion of the assembly of Fig. 1; l2 ablltS the ring member il, lOYvWhiell it iS Fig. 3 is a transverse section in the plane 0f line caused to clear the shoulder i8, and'is of smaller 3 3, Fig. l; Fig. 4 is a side view of another eminner diameter, to bear upon the reduced end 3() bodiment; and Fig. 5 is an end view of the pulley Dart 9 Of the hub, Which latter hub part extends .'30 shown in Fig. 4, parts being broken away in all Substantially beyond the ring l2ras indicated in but Fig. 2 of the drawings to show details of con- Fig- 2 The ring members ll and l2 might be struction integral with each other, but their described sep- With reference now to the drawings and nrst arateness from each other is preferable forman- 3'5 to Figs. 1, zand 3 thereof, l is 'a hub member ufaturine reasons. as that they may bemade generaily cylindrical as indicated, having at one from bar Stock in a marmer Similar t0 that proend an annular flange part 2 and shown as providing the Spacing rings 8 vided with a iongitudinauy coextensive keyway 3, It will be apparent that When the hub member and a threaded set screw opening 4 located at the end iS aS indicated in Fig- 2, all Of the described 4b ange part 2. annular parts may be .assembled thereon end'- 40 A plurality' of annular generally dis-cuate fac- Wise toward the head 2 0f the hub. ing members of pressed metal or the like, are ar- After the assembly iS thus made, the Small end ranged in stacked relation upon the hub memextremity I3 0f the huh is turned or Spun outber lv, as indicated in Fig. l, each facing member Wardly frOm the POSitiOn indicated at i3d in Fighaving an annular conical part 5 with a periph- 2J t0 the DOSitiOn indicated at i3?) in Fig. 1Q 45 eral transversely disposed flange part 6 and an against the ring member i2 whereby all Of the inner transversely disposed flange part 'l bearing parts mounted on the hub are clamped endwise l upon the hub I. in their stacked relation, between the head 2 at Thus is provided, concentric with the hub, a one end of the hub and the nange or lip formed multiple grooved pulley face part, having alterat 13b on the opposite end of the hub. The 50 nate inner cavities A yand outer belt-receiving spacer members 8 prevent collapse of the pulleyV cavities B, all annular and concentric. 'I'he outer facing members at their inner openings A, under nanges 5a of the outermost members of the stack, the clamping pressure which mayV thus be very are preferably turned or spun under as indicated, substantial. Since the part ll of the ring pro- 55 Fig. 1, to avoid raw edges and to provide added vides a clearance I4 adjacent the shoulder l0 Vof 55 cost; all of the parts being Very'cheaply and easily the hub, there can be no bearing of the part I2 of the ring against the shoulder and the described clamping action is effective to secure the discuate facing members in driving relation with the hub. The beads formed atta reinforce the end facing members against deformation under pressures exerted bybelts Yin the endgroQves B ofthe pulley.. Y

The described construction provides a very satisfactory multiple grooved pulley at very little produced, the facing members of light gauge sheet'metal, the spacing and ring members' of nstandard bar or strip stock, andthe hub member a simple die-casting. The resulting pulley is Vof minimum Weight yet of ample strength,

The. described construction illustratedrin Figs.

.K1-3, isv particularlyadapted for pulleys of small diameter.V A preferred construction forpulleysof larger diameters is illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.

',With reference now to these two figures, the

construction is somewhat as before.

Y A stack of generally annular discuate conical pulley facing members is provided, to formaalternate inner and outer annular cavities A andfB' respectively, as

indicated in Fig. w4. VThe facing members are of large diameter as indicated, each'having'a coni- -cal' part 5', a peripheral flange 6 generally as before andfeach having yan-innerflange I ofconlsiderrable radial" dimension.YV These' inner flanges 1 are 1 perforated at' points Vspaced about vthe stack to receive longitudinally'extending clamping rivets or boltsiIS, sixbeingrindica'ted. VAY supportingk and driving'r'member is provided for the stack, having a central hub part IIS, here shown as having arms Ilradially extending'therefrom, Yandto a rim part. I8. The peripheral part I8 Aof the supporting member, has width AVorthickv nessito extend longitudinally as a spacer between lsembly is complete, and the'bolts tightened,'the

stackof pulley facing members will be firmly clamped together and at the Sametime secured with the supporting and driving 'member and hencewith the hub part I6 ofthelatter, Vthus forming aV complete multiple grooved pulley.

The hub part I6 may be of whateverform is desiredfAs shown it is provided with a keyway 3 and'setY screw opening lI.A Y

That the parts intermediate the hut and pulley facervmray be enclosedas to prevent accumulations in the inner cavities A', the inner flanges V1-Av of the outermostpulley facing members of the stack, are extended inwardly as indicated in Fig. l4, to the hub I B, Where they may be secured as by screws 20, suitable shoulders being preferably provided Von the hub to t the flanges 'I" as indicated. Y

It will be apparent that the desired construction provides a pulley of large diameter yet with the advantages described for the smaller diameter pulley of Figs. 13.V In this large pulley, the supporting member is the only casting required and it is of minimum mass, the remaining parts being largelyof pressed metal and in any event member.

easilyY and cheaply provided from stock materials.

What .I claim is:

1, In a pulley of the class described, a hub'- member, a plurality of discuate facing members arranged in Vstacked relation thereupon-.saidV hub member having a head at one end of the stack to provide a backing Vfor the latter, said l hub member having; at the other end of the Y stack, anV annular depression providing a shoulder adjacent the corresponding stack end, ring means disposed about said hub member toextend longitudinally beyond said shoulder in both directions and arranged to provide a clearance .from said shoulder therebeyond, said hub member havingV an end part outwardly turned tofenstack of facing members endwise upon said hub 2.,A pulleyV of Y Y a plurality of thin discuate memberseach having an inclined annular bodyV part and inner and body parts havingalternate.directions of"`s1ope te provide a multiplegrooved pulley face, each of the innerV membersV of said 'stack having subange parts YWiththe corresponding flange parts of the next Yadjacentmenibers, spacing means ad#v Vjacent the'body parts of said members and removably arranged between adjacent pairs of the Y inner contacting flange parts thereof, pulley hub Y f means free of connection Withat least the outer e or Vendspacing means, and means inter-associatingrthe inner flange parts of all of said members to releasably clamp such members in suclrstackedY relationship. j

3. A pulley of the class described, comprising a plurality of thin discuate members eachr having an inclined annular body part and inner andY outer transversely disposed annular peripheral the class described, comprising outer transversely disposed annular peripheral flange parts, said members being lremovably areV ranged in stacked relation with their inclined 1 Y stantial endwisebearing atv their inner and outer flange parts, said members being removably ar'k ranged in stacked relation with their inclined bodygpartshaving alternate directions Vof slope to provide a multiple grooved` pulley face, each of the inner members of said stack having sub# Y stantial endvvise bearing at their inner and outer thereof, pulley hub means free'of connection with Y aty least the outer or end spacing means, and means inter-associating the inner flange parts of all of said members'to releasably clamp rsuc members in such stacked relationship. ,4. Apulley of the class described, comprising a plurality of pairs of relatively thin discuate meme bers, each such member having an annular inclined body portion and two radially extending annular anges, one of said flanges being an inner peripheral iiange and the other being an outer peripheral flange, said pairs of member's'beingV arranged in stacked relationship with the in'- clined body portions of each pair having altere nate directions of slope' and with the inner pei5 if ripheral Vflanges of each pair of members in contact and with the outer peripheral flanges of each pair of members in contact Withy the outer peripheral flanges of the adjacent pairs of members,

l thereby providing alternate inner and outerannular cavities, the outer cavities constituting belt-VV receiving grooves, bolt means extending trans;

versely through the inner peripheral flanges of said pairs of members for maintaining said members in such stacked arrangement, spacing means in each of said inner cavities extending between the inner peripheral flanges of the two members by which such cavity is formed, hub means for the pulley, and supporting means inter-connecting said hub means and an intermediate one of said spacing means, said hub means being free of connection to said other spacing means.

5. A pulley of the class described, comprising a plurality of pairs of relatively thin discuate members, each such memberhaving an annular inclined body portion and two radially extending annular flanges, one of said flanges being an inner peripheral flange and the other being an outer peripheral flange, said pairs of members being arranged in stacked relationship with the inclined body portions of each pair having alternate directions of slope and with the inner peripheral anges of each pair of members in contact and with the outer peripheral anges of each pair of members in contact with the outer .peripheral iianges of the adjacent pairs of members, thereby providing alternate inner and outer annular cavities, the outer cavities constituting belt-receiving grooves, belt means extending transversely through the inner peripheral flanges of said pairs of members for maintaining said members in such stacked arrangement, spacing means in each of said inner cavities extending between the inner peripheral flanges of the two members by which such cavity is formed, hub means for the pulley, and supporting means inter-connecting said hub means Vand anV intermediate one V,of said spacing means, the inner peripheral anges of the outermost members in such stacked arrangement being of increased radial extent and being connected to said hub means, thereby providing spaced and generally parallel closed side walls for said pulley.

6. A pulley of the class described, comprising a plurality of pairs of relatively thin discuate members, each such member having an annular inclined body portion and an annular radiallyrextending inner peripheral flange, said pairs of members being arranged in stacked relationship With the inclined body portions of each pair having alternate directions of slope and with the inner peripheral flanges of each pair of members in contact, thereby providing outer annular beltreceiving grooves, bolt means extending transversely through the inner peripheral flanges of said pairs of members forV maintaining said members in such stacked arrangement, hub means for the pulley, and supporting meansl inter-connecting said hub means and said bolt meana'the inner peripheral flanges of the outermost mem- 'bersV in such stacked arrangement being of increased radial extent and being connected to said hub means, thereby providing spaced and generally parallel closed sidewalls for Ysaid pulley.

Y JOHN N. BROWNING. 

